The Great Detective (book)

The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes
First edition
AuthorZach Dundas
LanguageEnglish
GenreNonfiction
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback and paperback)
Pages336
ISBN978-0544214040 1st edition, hardcover

The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes is a non-fiction book by Zach Dundas about Sherlock Holmes.

The book begins with the author's personal visit to the Sherlock Holmes Museum and then progresses chronologically through an exploration of Sherlock Holmes fandom, Sherlockian Societies such as The Baker Street Irregulars, and the Sherlockian game